by Greg Beben | Jun 7, 2025 | Meditations
Jesus came into this world that we may have life and have it to the full (cf. Jn 10:10). The life he offers is essentially eternal life in the glory of Heaven, the foretaste of which we do experience already on earth, in moments of true and deep peace and joy from...
by Greg Beben | May 18, 2024 | Meditations
The Easter Season concludes with this glorious Solemnity of Pentecost, sometimes referred to as “the birthday of the Church.” This conclusion, then, does not imply an end but a launch forward, as we are sent out into the world, and into the future, in the power of the...
by Greg Beben | May 28, 2023 | Seasonal Introductions
The Easter Season concludes with Pentecost Sunday. From the Upper Room, the Church goes forth empowered by the Spirit to proclaim the life she has within her. Now we enter the period of Ordinary Time, which concludes on Saturday following the feast of Christ the King....
by Greg Beben | May 27, 2023 | Meditations
On the great Solemnity of Pentecost we celebrate the fulfillment of the promise Jesus made before his departure – that he would send the Holy Spirit (cf. Jn 16:7). The New Testament’s word for the Spirit is Paracletos, the Paraclete, which is translated as Comforter,...
by Greg Beben | Jun 4, 2022 | Meditations
The glorious Season of Easter concludes with the great Solemnity of Pentecost, the day of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. We can even think of today as the feast day of the Holy Spirit. We have been preparing for this day for the entire fifty days of...
